Friday, April 29, 2011

It's time for another challenge at Flaunt It Fridays. For Challenge #21 we are Flaunting the car on p. 24 of the Nifty Fifties cartridge. If you don't have this cartridge just use any car cut that your may have.

I wasn't exactly sure what I was going to do with this cut but once I chose my paper I knew it would make a perfect guy card. You all know how hard those can be to create!

I took a few pictures to try and get the best one but with the sheen on my cardstock that was not so easy. Combine that with cloudy skies, well you get the picture.

Here is one of the inside just so you can see what it says.

The details:

Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge

Tim Holtz ~ Paper Stash Vintage Shabby

Ribbon

White Gelly Roll Pen

Black Ribbon

Everything inked in Black

Head on over the Flaunt It Fridays to see what my fellow designers have made for you. Then join us in Flaunting your stuff.

For this month's Grand Prize we are giving away a Joy's Life "Lot's of Pun" stamp set sponsored by the wonderful SHEREE Cravin Scrappin thank you Sheree!

The more you challenges you participate in the more chances you have to win!

Monday, April 25, 2011

It's time for another challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. This week "Challenge Me Monday" is Moms the Word. Use the word mom, mother, mum on a project. This is a great challenge to get a head start on your Mother's Day cards. After all, Mother's Day is May 8th. I definately took the opportunity to make a card for my mother-in-law.

I love making shaped cards and decided that the pitcher with flowers from Country Life would make a pretty card. Here is another pic from a different angle.

I love to add a little decorative paper inside to give it a finished look. I cut the flowers twice and pop-dotted them for a little added dimension. I also made faux chipbord letters. I cut 2 layers out of cereal boxes and one layer out of patterned paper. I guess my card would be considered a faux shaped card, too. I just cut 2 shadow layers and scored one at the top. I, then, use my atg on the top portion of the scroed layer and adhere both layers together. I really like this method because you don't get flattened shapes.

Here is what was used:

Country Life Cricut cartridge ~ All cuts

DCWV Rustic Stack

Ranger Distress Ink ~ Tea Dye

Recollection Gems

Hemp

White Gelly Roll Pen

Please go check out all the fantabulous creations that my fellow design team members have for you over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. You are sure to be inspired.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

I hope you day has been filled with many wonderful family memories. I know for my family it has been both fun and relaxing.

I love that this is a day set aside to remember the resurrection of my Savior. I don't ever want to lose that feeling of awe for what he has done for me and for mankind. I pray that if you don't know Him as your Lord and Savior that you will one day accept his free gift of salvation.

Since this is such a special day I wanted to make one last card. This card is just so sweet. You see, I just got Kate's ABCs and the cuts remind me so much of my girls. So here is one last Easter card.

Friday, April 22, 2011

It's time for another challenge over at Flaunt It Fridays. This week we are flaunting Cindy Loo and guess what? It's anything goes! How fun is that! So I was looking through my booklet and I just had to cut this owl. I already had a person in mind for this card when I created it and have already put it in the mail. Have a look-see!

I truly love how this turned out. I think it is because the paper I used is gorgeous!

Here are the details:

Cindy Loo Cricut Cartridge ~ owl and scalloped circles

Echo Park cardstock ~ Life Is Good

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Swiss Dots

Ranger Distress Ink ~ Brushed Corduroy

Ribbon

Pop dots

Now hop on over to the Flaunt It Fridays challenge blog and check out what the rest of the talented design team put together. Let me tell you there are some beautiful projects over there. Then, dust off your Cindy Loo cartridge and create something. We would love to see how you flaunt it this week.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Hi Everyone! Sorry I have been MIA this week. I have been busy but I did find some time to create a little. Since our power was out this past weekend I didn't get to make a project for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. If you didn't know already, I am a designer. So, I decided I would put a card together to send to my niece and nephew for Easter. The FCCB challnge this week is to use a bunny or chick on your project. I decided to make a shaped card. It was super simple but I know the kids will love it.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Before I announce the winner I would ask everyone to please pray for the people in my neighboring communities. Yesterday our area was hit by a devastating tornado. Our home sustained no damage and I saw the Lord's protection on my family. My daughter was to get off work at 4 PM yesterday and my son was picking her up. My daughter had to work an extra 10 minutes. If she had gotten off work at her appointed time she and my son would have been in the path of the tornado. I am praising my Lord and Savior today. We were without power for about 20 hours and just got it back this afternoon. So, please take a moment and pray for the families of Fayetteville, NC. As many have lost thier homes.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Today I have a card that I made for my daughter's friend. She is having here 16th birthday party today. Since I needed a card I decided to use it for my challenge entry over at My Craft Spot. The challenge is to make a birthday project and it must include a tag.

Here are the details:

Cricut Cartridge ~ Smiley Cards (cake) I hid the face using the hide contour feature on my Gypsy, A Child's Year ( tag for the base of the card )

Friday, April 15, 2011

It's time for another challenge at Flaunt It Fridays. For Challenge 19 we are flaunting the fish and pole cut in the shift position from Simply Charmed. Another challenge that we have at Flaunt It Fridays is that we try not to do the same type of project we did the week before. So, this week I decided to make a tag.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

If you are looking for the Fantabulous Cricut Crawl you will find it -- HERE.

Good Morning, Everyone! I am so excited today. Why? You may ask. Well, let me tell you. You see, I am this month's Tacky Tuesdays guest designer. I am so thrill that Ruthie from September Ninth asked me. If you are not familiar with the Tacky TuesdayChallenge let me tell it is so fun! This challenge is actually a Facebook challenge. It always involves a certain cut and some type of play on words. It is sooo Punny!

This month's challenge is to use any cow cut whether it be a Cricut cut or SVG. You also must use either the words "Moo" or "Udder" somewhere on the project. Here is my take on the challenge:

And here is a closeup:

Isn't she just Moo-velous!

Here are the details:

Cricut Cartridge ~ A Child's Year (tag and card base) I actually used a scalloped tag for my card base.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Welcome to Luv Scrapping Together and the fifth Fantabulous Cricut Crawl...Fantabulous Cricut's version of a blog hop!

It's Spring Time, even though some places may not look like it :) and everyone at Fantabulous Cricut has decided to have a Spring Fling! Each Design Team member will be featuring an original spring project that includes Pink, Green and Yellow on it along with at least one Cricut cut.

If you've come from visiting Sarah at Sarah’s Stamping and Stuff, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE.

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration! There will be PRIZES along the way at some of our DT members' blogs, AND there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant that submits a "Spring Fling" project at FCCB!

How fun is that!

For my project I created some mini milk cartons that could be filled with jelly beans, robin’s eggs, or any type of treat. Now, I must confess that I forgot that our challenge was to used pink, green, and yellow. Oops! I know these would be so cute in those colors, too!

Before you go I would love to give away a brand new stamp set from Scrappy Moms Stamps. These are the same stamps I used in my project.

Before I tell you how you can win these stamps I need to tell you how I came to have this extra set. A few days before the release of Spring Fling I had ordered a set of stamps from Scrappy Moms. Well, when they released the Spring Fling set I ordered those. When I received my stamps I discovered that Mel and Tammy sent me 2 sets of the Spring Fling set. I contacted them and told them what had happened. Instead of having me send back the extra set they told me to keep them and they sent me the other set I had ordered. They were wonderful! So because they allowed me to keep the extra set I get to pass them on to one of you.

All you need to do to win these stamps is leave me a comment on this post with a way for me to contact you. You don’t have to be a follower but I would love it if you would. You have until Saturday, April 16, 12 midnight EST to comment. I will choose the winner via Random.org Sunday.

Now it's your turn! Let's see your Spring Fling projects! Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere on your project and Pink, Green and Yellow!

Next stop...Tamara's blog, Happy Life Crafty Wife. Go see what she has in store for you today... And when you're done, make sure to link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Happy Friday! It time for another challenge over at Flaunt It Fridays! This week we are flaunting the sheep from Country Life Cricut Cartridge. If you don't own that cartridge you can use a similar cut. Here is my project:

Monday, April 4, 2011

It's Monday and time for another challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. This week's challenge for "Challenge Me Monday" is April Showers. Make a project with an umbrella or hat on it. For my project I decided to make a cute little container that could be filled with goodies to entertain a child on a rainy day. This is also the first time I am using SCAL for my project along with my Cricut cartridges.

It's time for the Flaunt It Friday challenge over at Flaunt It Fridays! This week the challenge is to flaunt the bird with funny glasses from 3 Birds On Parade. I have to admit I was having a hard time figuring out what I was going to do with this cut. I decided to make a pedestal card.

Head on over to Flaunt It Fridays see how my fellow designers are flaunting their stuff this week. I know you will not be disappointed. Then join us in flaunting this bird! There is an awesome prize this month and you don't want to miss it!